***************************** Event List - March 2008 ***************************** "Sorry for cross-posting! - Please post to BiMoT" by: Pam "Your Friendly Neighbourhood Event Slut" NOW ONLINE - Check out our website at www.torontobinet.org! So.... Don't Be Shy! If you have or know of any bi-friendly events in the Toronto area in 2008 send them along! Email me at princesswikid@yahoo.com ============================= TBN EVENTS ============================= ----------------------------- Thursday, March 6, 2008 ----------------------------- "Bisexual Women of Toronto Monthly Meeting" BiWoT holds its monthly peer support meeting on the first Thursday of every month. Social usually follows. Where? 519 Church Street Community Centre 8pm-10pm ----------------------------- Sunday, March 16, 2008 ----------------------------- "TBN Brunch" :) *** THIS EVENT IS FAMILY FRIENDLY! *** :) Join the Toronto Bisexual Network on the second Sunday of the month for brunch or just coffee, everyone is responsible for paying their own way. If you're new to bisexuality or want to meet us in a social atmosphere instead of coming to a meeting, this is the place to go. Reservations under the name "TBN." Look for the bi flags on the table (blue, purple and pink stripes). Where? Bishop & Belcher, at the southeast corner of Hayden and Church Streets, one block south of Bloor 12pm-2pm ----------------------------- Tuesday, March 18, 2008 ----------------------------- "Bi Pride Planning Meeting" If you're interested in the administrative and planning side of things in the bi community, please join us - we welcome new members at any time! The planning meetings are where we work on things like: planning for Pride, Celebrate Bisexuality Day, parties & special events, finances & fundraising, promoting our groups, support for facilitators, and all the other nuts and bolts of making things happen in TBN, BiWoT and BiMoT. Where? 7pm-9pm Member's Home Email - princesswikid@yahoo.com for details if interested. ----------------------------- Thursday, March 20, 2008 ----------------------------- "Toronto Bisexual Network Monthly Meeting" Toronto Bisexual Network holds its mixed monthly peer support meeting the third Thursday of every month. Social usually follows. Where? 519 Church Street Community Centre 8pm-10pm ----------------------------- Wednesday, March 26, 2008 ----------------------------- "Bisexual Men of Toronto Monthly Meeting" BiMoT holds its monthly peer support meeting on the forth Wednesday of every month. Social usually follows. Where? Metro Hall : 55 John Street Please check the meeting list by the security desk and escalators to confirm the room number. 8pm-9:30pm ============================= BI-FRIENDLY EVENTS ============================= ----------------------------- Saturday, March 1, 2008 ----------------------------- "Bent" BENT is now at a private location on the first Saturday of the Month! Located south of Bloor between Lansdowne & Dundas West subway stations, this venue is great for play parties. You will receive full location information upon confirmation of your reservation. Tickets are $20.00 each and include light refreshments and non-alcoholic beverages. E-mail your request for tickets to BENT, and pay at the door. Send email to Carina at bent.signup@gmail.com with your full legal name, nickname and email address. Carina will send a confirmation back to you with your confirmation number, which is your ticket. We reserve the right to refuse entry to those not on the registration list. You will receive full location information with your confirmation, along with a reservation number. The deadline for reservations is 12:00 noon the Friday before. ----------------------------- Mondays, March 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31, 2008 ----------------------------- "Activities at the Older GLBT Resource Centre" The Senior Pride Network is proud to host a variety of activities, events and workshops for Toronto's aging lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans communities. Stop by the 519 on any given Monday at 3pm to see what happening. Light refreshments available. Here is a look at what's happening in March: Monday, March 3, 2008 - The Toronto Central LIHN has moved forward on its Aging at Home strategy and developed a model for Navigating the System for seniors. Fern Teblinsky and Maria Milanelli will be with us to present the model and to get our feedback on how it would work for older LGBT folk. This is an important moment to provide feedback and say what works for our community. Monday, March 10, 2008 - Suhail Abual Sameed is a gay Muslim who works for SOY (Supporting our Youth), a program of the Sherbourne Health Centre. He will be with us to talk about queer Muslim issues and show a short documentary about queer Muslim issues entitled Suhail¹s Jihad and discuss his experience as a gay Muslim. Monday, March 17, 2008 - Film: Victim a 1961 black and white film directed by Basil Dearden, Screenplay by Janet Green and John Mc Cormick, starring Dirk Bogarde as Melville Farr; Sylvia Syms as Laura Farr and Peter McEnery as Jack 'Boy' Barrett. When a young homosexual, 'Boy' Barrett, commits suicide in his police cell, barrister Melville Farr, motivated by his own guilt, risks his successful career and his marriage to break a sinister blackmail ring. Monday, March 24, 2008 - The Centre will be closed for Easter Monday. Monday, March 31, 2008 - A representative from Service Canada will be with us to discuss variuous benefits available to seniors in Canada including Old Age Security and Canada Pension Plan. Where? 519 Church Street Community Centre - East Room 3:00pm Free Admission ----------------------------- "TO Weekly Poly Social" This weekly drop-in social happens every Monday at The Imperial Pub. Bring board games, a friend or date, or just yourself; drop in for five minutes or stay all night. We don't care as long as you have fun! Where? Imperial Pub 54 Dundas Street East, one block east of Yonge 6pm-9pm ----------------------------- Thursday, March 6, 2008 ----------------------------- "R.E.N.T. LGBTQ JOB FAIR" The Rainbow Employment Network of Toronto is pleased to present its inaugural LGBTQ job fair on March 6, 2008! LGBTQ-friendly employers who are not registered to participate in the fair can forward current job postings to Erik at the Fred Victor Employment Resource Centre. There will be a job board at the fair with postings from employers who are unable to attend. Please send all current job postings to: erik.woodams@ fredvictor. org REMINDER: R.E.N.T. is also offering job fair preparation workshops and resume critiques for job seekers planning to attend the fair. Succeeding at Job Fairs Workshops: Mon. February 25 at 2pm at Fred Victor Employment Resource Centre (Trans only) Tues. February 26, at 3pm at Toronto Centre Employment Resource Centre Mon. March 3 at 2pm at Parliament Street Employment Resource Centre One-to-One Resume Consultations: Toronto Centre ERC Mondays at 9:00 and 2:00 (4 people max per session) Parliament Street ERC - Friday February 29 (drop-in between 10am and 1pm) Fred Victor ERC Monday March 3, 2:00-4:00 (Trans only) Address and location information for events: Toronto Centre Employment Resource Centre - 21 St. Clair East, Suite 600 (at Yonge) Fred Victor Employment Resource Centre - 100 Lombard Street, Suite 102 (Jarvis-Queen E) The Parliament Street Employment Resource Centre - 595 Parliament St. (at Wellesley) Events sponsored by R.E.N.T. are open to all members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer Community. For more information contact: Erik Woodams, R.E.N.T. Volunteer - Fred Victor Employment Resource Centre, 416-364-8986 x547 Where? Primrose Hotel, 23rd Floor 111 Carlton Street, Toronto 10:30am-4pm ----------------------------- "Gay Fathers of Toronto Meeting" Gay Fathers of Toronto Meeting is a support group for gay and bisexual fathers. They meet on the first and third Thursdays of every month. Where? Charles St. YMCA 7:30pm ----------------------------- Friday, March 7, 2008 ----------------------------- "SCREWW Dance" SCREWW will be held the first and third Friday... BUT THIS WILL BE THE LAST SCREWW DANCE AT BUDDIES. (FUTURE SCREWW DANCES WILL COMMENCE on SAT. MAY 17th at GOODHANDY's) Like always, DJ Daragh will be spinning all your favorites from the 70s, 80s and 90s including new wave, alternative, classic rock, disco, and top 40 hits. And yes, we DO welcome requests from our comprehensive songlist, posted at the entrance. And there will be fabulous prizes up for grabs in our nut 'n bolt contest, and raffle. Please forward this email to all your retro-lovin' queer/queer-poz friends. For more info, visit www.screww.on.to Where? Buddies in Badtimes Theatre 12 Alexander Street Doors open at 10:30pm.  Cover is $6. ----------------------------- Wednesday, March 12, 2008 ----------------------------- "Ethical Lover Poly Group" This group is for discussion and support focusing on issues related to polyamory and non-monogamy and they meet on the second Wednesday of each month. The group is open to anyone who wishes to attend, regardless of gender or sexual identity - the main thing is to be poly/non-monogamy positive. A social gathering usually follows. For more info visit http://elg.queerdiversity.com Where? University of Toronto Women's Centre 563 Spadina Ave. (north of College, south of Harbord, east side of the circle) 7:30pm-10pm ----------------------------- Saturday, March 15, 2008 ----------------------------- "Action Grrrlz Meeting" Action Grrlz meet on the second Saturday of every month. Grrrlz and trans folks of all ages (0 - 100+) get together to chat and work on whatever projects are always on your "To Do" list (knitting, zine-making, collage, life-planning, embroidery, thank-you cards, mending, comics - whatever you like!). It's super sassy grrrl anarchy. With juice and cookies. Come when you can, stay as long as you want! Check out our web site: http://www.actiongrrrlz.org Where? 519 Church St. (Church & Wellesley) 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm ----------------------------- Thursday, March 20, 2008 ----------------------------- "Gay Fathers of Toronto Meeting" Gay Fathers of Toronto Meeting is a support group for gay and bisexual fathers. They meet on the first and third Thursdays of every month. Where? Charles St. YMCA 7:30pm ----------------------------- Friday, March 21, 2008 ----------------------------- "SOFFA Voices Toronto" Significant Others, Friends, Family and Allies of Trans People meet on the third Friday of every Month. SOFFA Voices Toronto is a peer support group that provides a safe and respectful forum for SOFFAs to explore and share information related to the personal, social, medical, cultural and economic challenges we face on a daily basis. For more information, please contact Liza or Jill at soffatoronto@yahoo.ca Where? 519 Church Street Community Centre 7:30 - 9:30pm ----------------------------- "The Sexxus" Description: On the third Friday of each month, thesexxus, a pansexual play space located in Queen West, hosts a play party specifically designed for bisexuals. Visit us at http://www.thesexxus.net for more information about us and our other events. And check out our ad in Xtra! Where? Queen West and Ossington 9pm Event contribution: $20 at the door ----------------------------- "Girls of Goodhandy's" Featuring performances by: Flare, Rani Rhinestone, The Saucy Tarts, Ceci My Playmate, Dainty Box, Paige Turner, Penny Whistleton, Johnny Heartfelt, Shade, Mlle Crème Brulee & more! Advanced tickets available at Come As You Are (701 Queen St W) Where? Goodhandy's - 120 Church St, south of Richmond Doors at 9:30pm $5 in advance; $7 at the door ----------------------------- Saturday, March 22, 2008 ----------------------------- "Nymph*mania II" A benefit for Camp Ten Oaks (Camptenoaks.org) Hosted by sassy "slacker-next-door" DAWN WHITWELL And featuring: The delicious CINNAMON HEARTS BURLESQUE troupe! Cancan darlings THE SAUCY TARTS! Drag duo AIDAN & JUSTIN ZAAS! Nashville sensation TUCKER FINN! Bodacious bellydance by BASYNA! ... and more! PLUS get some bang for your buck with our BURLYQ BALLOON BUST! SPECIAL THANKS TO COLLABORATORS XTRA MAGAZINE AND GOODHANDY'S FOR ALL THEIR SUPPORT! Where? Goodhandy's - 120 Church St, south of Richmond Doors at 7pm; Show at 8pm EARLY BIRD TIX $20 UNTIL MARCH 1! $25 in advance/$30 at the doors (available at XTRA, 491 Church St) ----------------------------- Monday, March 24, 2008 ----------------------------- "Integrity" A group for LGBT Anglicans that meets at the on the third Monday of each month for worship and discussion. Where? Church of the Redeemer at Avenue Road and Bloor 7:30pm ----------------------------- Thursday, March 27, 2008 ----------------------------- "TAG TEAM II: SMACK DOWN" Hot DJs € Hot Girls € Hot Boys Watch from the sidelines or enter the ring. Fabulous Prizes DJS: Barbi, DJ Blackcat, Cozmic Cat, Will Munro, Winnie Where? Circa - 126 John Street 9:30pm Doors General Admission: $6 before 11pm - $8 after 11pm Inside Out Members: $6 ****************************************************************** The TBN calendar of events is always available by telephone. 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